Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said Sunday the Trump administration is "open" to suspending the federal tax on gasoline sales as prices surge amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
May 10 (UPI) -- Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday the Trump administration is "open" to the possibility of suspending the federal tax on gasoline sales as prices spike amid the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
Wright said during an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press he and Trump are "open to all ideas" to lower energy prices, including following the lead of some U.S. states in temporarily shelving taxes on gas at the pump amid the price surge.
"All measures that can be taken to lower the price at the pump and lower the prices for Americans, this administration is in support of," he said. "We are constantly looking for different ideas."
Citing previous measures such as releasing oil from the U.S. strategic petroleum reserves and "revising federal regulations on summer gasoline blends to make it easier for American refineries to produce more gasoline," Wright said the suspension of the 18-cents-per-gallon federal tax on gas is also on the table.
